School: Páirc na nDriseóg (roll number 14294)
- Location:
- Brierfield, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Séamus Ó Conaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0083, Page 094
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High-Gates. First a crowd would gather in a ring and one would go around and say "I have a dog at home and he won't bite you nor you." so many times and then tip one and say "He might have a chance of you." Then that one would run after the one that was going around and catch her and then they would tell each other what one they would bite and they would do the very dame thing over again.
Hiden-go-seek. Four people would close their eyes and four more would go a hiding and the wons that have their eyes closed would shout "Eight-to-Eight." then they would run after the sons that would be a hiding and try to catch. The cock and the hen. A crowd(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Delia Dempsey
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Brierfield South, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Mrs Bridget Cosgrove
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Female
